Diluvial soils and their amelioration /
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| Author / Creator: | Abduyev, Mukhtar, 1926-1979 |
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| Imprint: | Reading : Ithaca Press, c2012. |
| Description: | vii, 279 p. : 1 map, charts ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9855239 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Genesis and Mode of Diluvial Soil Salinization
- Chapter I. General Overview of the Classification of Saline Soils
- 1. Outline of the classification of saline soils
- 2. Genetic uniqueness of saline soils in Azerbaijan
- 3. Diluvial soils and their regions
- Chapter II. Conditions of Soil Formation in the Regions with Diluvial Salinization
- Chapter III. Characteristics of Soils with Diluvial Salinization and their Geography
- 1. Main genetic characteristics of soils
- 2. Soil alkalinity
- 3. Physical properties of soils
- 4. Soil salinity
- Chapter IV. Sources of Salt Accumulation in the Diluvial Soils
- Salt accumulation in the soils of the arid region
- I. Sources of ancient soil accumulation
- II. Factors determining recent salt accumulation
- 1. Weathering rocks of mountain structures
- 2. Eolian salt cycle
- Chapter V. Factors of Salt Migration
- I. Surface runoff
- II. The role of biological agents in the migration and accumulation of salts in soil
- 1. Pattern of the root system distribution of halophytes
- 2. Reserves of vegetation mass
- 3. Annual growth of vegetation mass
- 4. Vegetation mass content and composition
- 5. Amount of salts involved in biological cycle
- III. Diffusion of salts
- IV. Influence of irrigation to the movement of salt masses
- Chapter VI. Soil Water Regime
- Water regime of soils in diluvial plains of South-East Shirvan
- Water regime of soils of the Siyazan-Sumgayit massif
- Water regime of soils in the diluvial plain of Mil Steppe
- Chapter VII. Soil Salt Regime
- Salt regime of soils of diluvial plains of South-East Shirvan
- Salt regime in soils of the Siyazan-Sumgayit massif
- Salt regime in soils of the diluvial plain of the Mil Steppe
- Part II. Development of Reclamation Regimes for Soils with Diluvial Salinization
- Chapter VIII. The General Course of Development and the Current State of Saline Soil Reclamation
- Chapter IX. Soil Hydrogeological Conditions of Field Experiment Sites for Reclamation of Soils with Diluvial Salinization; Methods of Research
- Selection and characteristics of the subjects of research
- 1. Soil conditions of pilot sites in the Siyazan-Sumgayit massif
- 2. Soil conditions of the pilot site in the Kyurovdagh massif
- 3. Soil conditions of the pilot sites on the Bozdagh diluvial slope
- Methods of research
- Chapter X. Experimental Leaching of Saline Soils Under Diluvial Plains Conditions
- Soil flushing in monoliths
- Field leaching of soils (microplot trials)
- 1. Soil leaching without chemical soil amendments
- 2. Leaching of soils by applying sand
- 3. Soil leaching by applying acidifier
- 4. Soil leaching by applying gypsum
- 5. Leaching of soils with joint application of gypsum and manure
- 6. Intensity of salt mass leaching
- 7. Change in alkaline soil properties
- 8. Influence of reclamation on crop growth conditions
- Chapter XI. Effectiveness of Farm-Scale Reclamation in Soil Desalinization
- Change in the level and mineralization of groundwaters
- Dynamics of saline areas
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
